Angela Lydon

Practice Areas

Litigation; Transportation and Logistics; Cannabis; ERISA Counseling, Arbitration, and Litigation; Entrepreneurs and Growing Businesses

Career

Angie is an experienced litigator who represents businesses and individuals throughout the United States, with a focus on commercial disputes, transportation law, business torts, products liability, and insurance issues. She handles all stages of civil litigation, including navigating discovery, dispositive briefing, trial, and appeals. She has tried cases in both state and federal court. Angie’s favorite aspect of being an attorney is working closely with clients and colleagues to find creative solutions to complicated issues. Angie earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and her B.A., cum laude, from Miami University. She has been named to The Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” and to the Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Star” lists.

Professional Memberships

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

-Ohio State Bar Association—Member (2011-Present)

-Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association—Member (2011-Present)

-FDCC Ladder Down Cleveland Program –Class of 2019

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

-Caring Cubs—Board Member (2021-Present)

-Case Western Reserve University— Adjunct Associate Professor (2020-Present)

-Early Childhood PTA—Rules and Regulations Committee Chair (2013-Present)

FIRM INVOLVEMENT

-Vice-Chair, Litigation Practice Group - Frantz Ward LLP

Publications

"Actions Speak Louder than Words, and Can Get You in More Trouble: Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Litigation Privilege Does Not Apply to Actions Taken by Corporation’s Board of Directors," Frantz Ward Client Alert (December 2020)

"Anticipated Reopening Creates Risks for Third-Party Liability - Do You Have Insurance Coverage for That?" Frantz Ward Client Alert (April 2020)

"Brewer's Beware: When It Comes to Claims of False Advertising, Cola's May Not Be Safe Harbors," Frantz Ward Client Alert (October 2016)

“Ohio Supreme Court Confirms Scope of Spoliation Claim,” Frantz Ward Litigation News Item (May 2018)

“Civil Liability For Criminal Acts: Unravelling the Mystery of R.C. 2307.60,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (February 2015)

“Professionalism in Depositions,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (November 2014)

Languages Spoken

English

Experience

-Part of national trial counsel team handling a broad mix of litigation for America’s largest family-owned and operated food and hospitality provider with a fleet of over 1,300 semi-trucks and box trucks operating in 38 states.

-Regularly represents transportation companies in catastrophic accident litigation.

-Represented major insurance carriers in coverage litigation, including cases with bad faith allegations.

-Assisted to obtain positive verdict for a winery in a case pursuant to the Ohio Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act.

-Represented both plaintiffs and defendants in business tort litigation.

-Successfully negotiated favorable settlements in several business and commercial contract disputes.

-Secured numerous dismissals of state-law claims brought by consumers against several multinational corporations.

-Obtained dismissals in numerous toxic tort matters as the result of dispositive briefing.

Education

Awards